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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Mussum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabricio Werdum has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistair Mussum!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussum scores with a kick to the body.
Werdum looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Werdum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mussum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mussum scores with a leg kick.
Mussum drops Werdum with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Werdum looks back up at him and smiles so Mussum waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Fabricio Werdum has been cut.
Mussum feints a jab and as Werdum dips his head, Mussum unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Werdum right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Werdum falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Mussum smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Mussum!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kokucka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Balada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tony Balada enters the cage!
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Kokucka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Balada!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kokucka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balada was covering up waiting for the punch and Kokucka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kokucka looking to pass the guard.
Balada wants to stand and escape but Kokucka is having none of it.
Balada trying to keep a closed guard but Kokucka is proving a slippery customer.
Kokucka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Balada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kokucka is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kokucka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kokucka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kokucka is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokucka drops back looking for a leg! Balada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balada manages to kick Kokucka off! Kokucka jumps back into Balada's guard.
Balada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balada throws a good cross that connects.
Tony Balada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balada scores with a one two! Kokucka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Balada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balada.
Balada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balada jabs at Kokucka's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokucka fails with the takedown.
Balada lands with a hook. Kokucka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kokucka momentarily.
Kokucka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balada tries to close the distance and clinch but Kokucka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balada scores with a nice head shot.
Balada cracks Kokucka with an open hand slap.
Balada connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balada's corner calls for a 1-2. Balada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balada throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kokucka colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Balada as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kokucka is left battered and dazed whilst Balada and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Balada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Huttunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe d has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Huttunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joe d!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huttunen connects with a good right hand that stumbles d. d circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huttunen throws the left hand but d avoids the punch easily.
Huttunen misses with a wild body shot.
Huttunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but d was well out of range. Poor timing from Huttunen.
Leo Huttunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
d shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huttunen as he jumps to the side.
d walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Huttunen misses with a wild body shot.
Huttunen slaps away a takedown attempt from d, before circling back to the center of the mat.
d shoots for a takedown but Huttunen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leo Huttunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huttunen. d does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huttunen punishes d's body with a nice straight punch.
d looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
d keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huttunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huttunen lands a really nice looking cross but d seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huttunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huttunen throws a shot from downtown. d moves away and avoids it.
d slips under a jab.
d uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huttunen.
Huttunen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huttunen misses with a wild body shot.
Huttunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but d manages to avoid it.
Huttunen throws out a loose jab but d uses good head movement to avoid it.
d is trying desperately to land a takedown but Huttunen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for d.
d takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Huttunen. Beautiful body shot.
Leo Huttunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huttunen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
d walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Huttunen cracks d with a right hand to the side of the head.
d is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huttunen looks to land a left hand but d moved out of range nicely.
Huttunen looks to score with a jab to the body but d is just out of range.
Huttunen is looking to wear down d with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Huttunen cracks d with a right hand to the side of the head.
d is still on wobbly legs! Can Huttunen finish him?
Huttunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from d.
d seems to have recovered his senses.
Huttunen thows a body shot but no joy.
d staying out of range there.
Huttunen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huttunen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but d circles away quickly and effectively.
d slips a jab and a cross from Huttunen.
Huttunen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from d.
Huttunen connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huttunen thows a body shot but no joy.
d avoids the body shot from Huttunen.
d takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Huttunen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Huttunen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
d takes a jab right on the kisser.
Huttunen misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Huttunen.
Huttunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but d was well out of range. Poor timing from Huttunen.
Huttunen swings for the body but d moves out of range.
d takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huttunen lands a jab to d's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
d gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huttunen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping d at a distance.
d will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huttunen lands a nice hook to d's body. d takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
d takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huttunen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huttunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but d moves away.
A cross from Huttunen lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
d shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huttunen pinned against the cage. Huttunen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huttunen connects with a good right hand that stumbles d. d circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Huttunen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Huttunen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huttunen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
d keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huttunen throws a one two combo.
d fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by d.
Huttunen throws a right and a left that d avoids nicely.
d looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huttunen is fending him off so far but d persists. Nope, Huttunen circles away and we're back to standing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but d might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Huttunen has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
d avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
d is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Huttunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huttunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huttunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from d.
Horrible takedown by d or perhaps it was just good defense by Huttunen which made him look bad.
Leo Huttunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
d blocks a jab.
Huttunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
d shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huttunen pinned against the cage. Huttunen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huttunen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huttunen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that d can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by d.
Huttunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huttunen throws an overhand right that lands on d's shoulder, as d tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huttunen misses with a hook.
d is trying hard to land a takedown here. Huttunen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Huttunen throws a shot to the body.
d takes a shot to the body in his stride.
d keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Huttunen there.
Huttunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huttunen misses with a straight left.
Huttunen misses with a straight left.
Leo Huttunen is winning the standup battle so far.
Huttunen throws a body punch but d moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Huttunen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huttunen just misses with a punch to the body.
d misses with a straight left.
d bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huttunen throws a nice looking combination but d bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
d shoots in for a takedown but Huttunen shows good takedown defense.
d blocks a jab.
Huttunen swings for the body but d moves out of range.
d misses with a straight right.
d shoots for a takedown but Huttunen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
d avoids the body shot from Huttunen.
d shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huttunen as he jumps to the side.
d avoids the body shot from Huttunen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huttunen misses with a body shot.
Huttunen throws a jab but it's blocked by d.
Huttunen lands with a nice combination. d backs away looking to recover.
Huttunen looks to land a combination but d avoids it well.
Huttunen misses with a body shot.
Huttunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
d shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Huttunen. Beautiful body shot.
Huttunen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed d momentarily.
Huttunen throws a jab but it's blocked by d.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Huttunen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Huttunen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from d is defended easily by Huttunen.
d fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huttunen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown by d or perhaps it was just good defense by Huttunen which made him look bad.
Leo Huttunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
Huttunen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
d fails with a takedown attempt.
Huttunen thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huttunen lands a body shot.
d has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Huttunen misses the jab.
d moves out of range of the strikes.
Huttunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but d manages to avoid it.
Huttunen misses the jab.
d shoots for a takedown but Huttunen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Huttunen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before d has time to react.
Huttunen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huttunen scores with a body shot.
Huttunen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent d stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Huttunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huttunen scores with a one two! d had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Huttunen connects with a body shot.
Huttunen with a nice cross.
Huttunen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
d moves forwards but Huttunen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huttunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but d was well out of range. Poor timing from Huttunen.
Huttunen with a nice cross.
d pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huttunen jabs d right on the nose. d blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huttunen. d does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huttunen throws a body punch but d moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huttunen sprawls well. Huttunen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. d gets slowly back to his feet.
Huttunen lands a lovely overhand right.
Huttunen misses with a body shot.
Leo Huttunen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huttunen misses with a body shot.
d fails with the takedown.
Huttunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huttunen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. d doesn't seem bothered though.
Huttunen lands with a straight right. d didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huttunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but d was well out of range. Poor timing from Huttunen.
Huttunen scores with a jab. d acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Huttunen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
d displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huttunen throws out the jab.
d avoids the body shot from Huttunen.
Huttunen throws a jab when d was well out of range.
d gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huttunen swings for the body but d moves out of range.
Huttunen takes a swing at d's ribcage but misses.
d takes a body punch but keeps moving.
joe d has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huttunen looks to land a left hand but d moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Huttunen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huttunen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Huttunen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faded Faded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gimme Shelter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sakuraba Gracie enters the cage!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faded Faded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Faded has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Faded doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Faded has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faded gets full guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Faded is keeping the position.
Faded wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Faded blocks nicely.
Faded manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Faded controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Faded trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Faded is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie has his foot on Faded's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faded works his way back into a safe position though.
Faded stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Faded controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faded has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie working for a triangle but Faded defends it easily.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie looks gassed!
Faded stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Faded seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Faded scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Faded gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faded shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Faded throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faded fails with the takedown
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Faded takes one to the chin there.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Faded looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Faded is retaining full guard.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Faded looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Faded seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Faded to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Faded shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faded Faded. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie has Faded up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie is trying to trip Faded. He has hold of a leg but Faded is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faded is keeping the position for now.
Faded had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakuraba Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie scores with the left hand. Faded knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie checks a low kick from Faded.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Faded shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Faded didn't expect that.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Faded is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Faded from controlling successfully.
Faded has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Faded can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Faded passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Faded moves nicely into side control.
Faded tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faded trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faded advances to full mount.
Sakuraba Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faded pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Faded is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faded is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Faded is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Faded's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Faded's back!
Faded is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Faded has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gracie is cranking Faded's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Faded! He's tightened the choke and Faded is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sakuraba Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zako Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simmons might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I wanna be a balla. Zako Simmons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Tyrone's chin.
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260 lbs
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267 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zako Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons leaves Tyrone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Simmons coming out on top.
It looks like Chuck Tyrone has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simmons. Tyrone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simmons is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Tyrone hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zako Simmons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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292 lbs
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26
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Sobchak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sobchak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Sobchak cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Sobchak misses with a wild combination.
Sobchak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nelson has eaten all the pies!
Sobchak throws a one two combo.
It looks like Don Nelson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nelson looks gassed!
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sobchak to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sobchak cracks Nelson with a hook to the temple - Nelson is on wobbly legs here! Sobchak swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nelson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sobchak wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Walter Sobchak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
185 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrique Morales!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby misses with a low kick.
Morales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morales is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morales seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bobby is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Enrique Morales!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Braan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pramuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Braan in the body.
Pramuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice defenses there by Pramuk.
Braan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pramuk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Pramuk.
Pramuk thows a body kick. Braan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Braan moves out of range as Pramuk throws a body kick.
Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braan avoids the head kick by Pramuk.
Braan tries to keep at a distance but Pramuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pramuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braans head.
Braan tries to break free but Pramuk pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pramuk.
Pramuk misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pramuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pramuk.
Pramuk stalls.
Pramuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pramuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Pramuk.
Braan is trying to break the clinch but Pramuk has him pressed against the cage.
Pramuk lands an uppercut.
It looks like Arnold Braan has been cut.
Pramuk just leaning against Braan, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Pramuk.
Braan is looking to break free of the clinch but Pramuk has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braan.
Pramuk pushes Braan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pramuk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Braan is trying to break the clinch but Pramuk has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pramuk as the two fighters clinch.
Pramuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pramuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braan backwards.
Pramuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Pramuk to work.
Pramuk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pramuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pramuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pramuk.
Pramuk digs a right hand underneath Braan's ribcage. Braan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pramuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braan backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pramuk.
A hook to the body from Pramuk.
Braan being controlled against the cage.
Braan tries to circle away but Pramuk has him pinned against the cage.
Pramuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Braan backwards.
Pramuk misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braan blocks a body shot from Pramuk.
Braan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pramuk has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pramuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Pramuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Braan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Braan misses with an uppercut.
Braan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Braan blocks the body kick.
Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Braan moves out of range easily.
Braan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pramuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pramuk tries to clinch but Braan is having none of it.
Arnold Braan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pramuk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Braan lands the left hand.
Pramuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braan.
Braan blocks the body kick.
Braan looks to throw the jab but Pramuk is out of range.
Good shot there by Braan.
Braan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pramuk. That one must have hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pramuk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Braan moves out of range easily.
Braan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnold Braan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Braan. That snapped Pramuk's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pramuk - that will leave a mark!
Braan misses the jab.
Braan misses with a series of wild punches.
Pramuk lands a big head kick that sends Braan tumbling to the mat! Pramuk takes a step backwards and waves Braan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick from Pramuk lands but Braan takes it in his stride.
Braan is rocked!
The fighters circling - Braan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pramuk.
Braan connects with a single shot there.
Braan throws a lazy right hand but Pramuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pramuk. Braan shrugs it off though.
Pramuk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pramuk scores with a head kick.
Arnold Braan's cut is getting worse.
Braan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pramuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pramuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pramuk. That's going to slow Braan down.
Pramuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buakaw Pramuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pramuk lands a big head kick that sends Braan tumbling to the mat! Pramuk takes a step backwards and waves Braan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Braan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick from Pramuk.
Pramuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Braan seems to have got his legs back now.
Pramuk is looking to land body kicks.
Pramuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pramuk.
Braan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk is looking to slow Braan down with leg kicks.
Pramuk delivers a nice body kick.
Braan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arnold Braan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whack! Pramuk lands a heavy head kick that drops Braan. The ref tackles Pramuk to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Braan was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Buakaw Pramuk!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan has chosen Fucking Hostile by Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
293 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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23
294 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Alan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Alan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Alan persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Alan misses with the combination.
Black checks a leg kick.
Alan misses with a few strikes there.
Black shoots and misses
so Alan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alan trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black can't keep his opponent in guard - Alan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
Alan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alan stops Black from getting back to his feet.
Alan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alan on the ground.
Alan is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
Alan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan wants to free his trapped foot but Black is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Alan.
Alan is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alan to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan prevents Black from standing back up.
Alan is looking for a kimura here.
Black is trying to stand up here but Alan is controlling him well.
Alan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alan wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Alan both land. Nice combination.
Alan fails to land with a series of punches.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alan counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alan misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Alan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alan.
Alan throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Alan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gregory Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black fails with the takedown
and Alan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Black has momentary wrist control but Alan slips an elbow through the middle.
Alan throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Alan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan throws and elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alan's guard. Nice move by Black!
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily.
Alan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Alan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Black is on top in guard.
Black is posturing up here but Alan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Black tries to roll out but it's too tight and Black has to tap! Slick submission there by Alan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Alan!
James Alan is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Rains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuentes's entrance music is Transplants - Killafornia. A fine choice. Theo Rains is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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20
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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24
158 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Rains!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rains throws a lazy right hand but Fuentes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuentes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fuentes misses with a body kick.
Fuentes slaps away a takedown attempt from Rains, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rains looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rains throws an overhand right that lands on Fuentes's shoulder, as Fuentes tries to avoid the shot.
Rains throws a right hand that Fuentes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuentes also avoids with ease.
Fuentes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rains.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Rains.
Fuentes lands with an uppercut that bounces Rains off the cage and back into rage.
Fuentes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rains.
Rains scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuentes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rains takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rains closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rains lands in his opponent's guard.
Fuentes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rains throws a big right hand that misses.
Rains drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fuentes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fuentes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fuentes!
Rains struggling a bit here.
Rains tries to buck Fuentes off but Fuentes is having none of it.
Rains is not content to let Fuentes control the position.
Rains tries to bench press Fuentes off him but Fuentes keeps the position.
Fuentes slows the pace down.
Fuentes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rains to his feet.
Theo Rains seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rains misses with an uppercut. Fuentes saw that one coming.
Rains lands with a hook. Fuentes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rains on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rains dives in and grabs Fuentes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fuentes pushes down on Rains's head and hops out.
Rains looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pedro Fuentes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuentes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rains drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fuentes prevents Rains from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fuentes.
Fuentes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rains tries to circle away but Fuentes has him pinned against the cage.
Rains fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fuentes stalling against the cage.
Fuentes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rains tries to break free but Fuentes pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuentes.
Fuentes is pressed up against the cage. Rains has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuentes down to the mat. Fuentes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuentes.
Rains looks gassed!
Fuentes looks to score with a jab to the body but Rains is just out of range.
Rains misses the shot to the body.
Fuentes looks for the body kick but Rains saw that one coming.
Rains jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuentes just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rains.
Rains is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fuentes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rains shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fuentes as he avoids it easily.
Rains loads up on a big right hand but Fuentes slips the punch.
Fuentes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rains.
Fuentes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rains shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fuentes pinned against the cage. Fuentes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rains throws a hook but Fuentes blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fuentes.
Rains waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuentes.
Rains scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fuentes in his tracks.
Rains fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rains lands a nice hook to Fuentes's body. Fuentes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rains looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuentes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fuentes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuentes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rains shoots in looking for a takedown. Fuentes tries to sprawl out of it but Rains keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fuentes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Rains catches Fuentes right on the button with a cross.
Fuentes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rains looks to throw the jab but Fuentes is out of range.
Rains swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rains shoots in and bounces Fuentes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fuentes can't keep his opponent in guard - Rains advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rains thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuentes is looking to improve his position.
Rains wants to work for an arm triangle but Fuentes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rains lands with a punch from half guard.
Rains is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Fuentes still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Fuentes has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Rains tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rains is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes happy to just control the position for now.
Fuentes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rains digs a good hook to Fuentes's body.
Fuentes moves away from the strike by Rains.
Rains throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuentes.
A shot to the body from Rains misses
and Fuentes counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Rains with that takedown attempt.
Fuentes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rains jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rains waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuentes.
Rains defending well as Fuentes loads up on a big left hand.
Fuentes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rains is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rains has a takedown stuffed.
Fuentes drives through and clinches with Rains against the cage.
Rains is trying to break free.
Rains tries to break the clinch but Fuentes is controlling the position.
Rains turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rains fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fuentes wants to control but Rains postures up.
Rains in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fuentes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rains lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rains working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fuentes throws a series of punches but Rains moves out of range.
Fuentes misses with a low kick.
Fuentes scores with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fuentes!
Fuentes stuffs the takedown attempt from Rains. Rains gets slowly back to his feet.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Rains.
Fuentes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rains paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rains falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fuentes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rains throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rains checks a low kick from Fuentes.
Fuentes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuentes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fuentes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Rains scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circling - Fuentes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuentes throws a sloppy head kick and Rains moves out of range easily.
Rains looks to throw the jab but Fuentes is out of range.
Rains misses with a double jab.
Rains throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fuentes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rains has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fuentes.
Rains blocks a jab.
Rains tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuentes swivels and escapes.
Rains takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuentes slips under a jab.
Rains looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rains trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rains is working Fuentes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Fuentes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rains uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuentes.
Rains closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fuentes did well to prevent Rains getting side control.
Fuentes trying to control from the bottom.
Fuentes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rains shoots in for a takedown but Fuentes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pedro Fuentes is winning the standup battle so far.
Rains misses with a looping right.
Rains lands a body shot.
Rains throws an overhand right that lands on Fuentes's shoulder, as Fuentes tries to avoid the shot.
Fuentes works Rains's body with a nice hook.
Fuentes scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rains is defended easily by Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuentes lands a jab.
Rains connects with a right hand. Fuentes shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rains fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rains misses with a shot to the body
and Fuentes counters with a low kick, right behind Rains 's knee.
Rains checks the leg kick.
Fuentes is looking to land body kicks.
Rains swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fuentes counters with a nice body shot.
Rains tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuentes swivels and escapes.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Rains.
Rains fails with the takedown.
Fuentes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Fuentes.
Fuentes scores with a nice strike.
Rains throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fuentes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rains really felt that one!
Fuentes connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuentes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rains. Fuentes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuentes.
Fuentes scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Fuentes.
Rains avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuentes lands a nice looking body kick.
Fuentes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuentes clinches up against the cage.
Rains's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuentes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rains or not.
Fuentes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rains backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuentes lands with a short shot to the head.
Rains has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuentes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rains backwards.
Fuentes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rains backwards.
Fuentes keeps control of Rains as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuentes is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rains breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuentes gets caught flat footed, as Rains shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fuentes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rains's guard.
Fuentes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rains is pulling down on Fuentes's head. It's preventing any offense from Fuentes, at least for the moment.
Fuentes wanted to stand there but Rains had control of the position.
Fuentes stands up from Rains's guard - Fuentes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fuentes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rains lands a jab-cross combination.
Fuentes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rains.
Rains takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Fuentes.
Fuentes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rains throws a combination that misses
enabling Fuentes to counter with a crisp jab.
Rains misses with a body shot
and Fuentes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rains closes the distance and clinches up with Fuentes, looking for a takedown. Rains pushes Fuentes against the cage but Fuentes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuentes.
Fuentes tries to clinch but Rains is having none of it.
Fuentes avoids the body shot from Rains.
Rains misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuentes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fuentes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rains misses with a straight left.
Fuentes blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rains lands with a nice combination. Fuentes backs away looking to recover.
Fuentes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuentes.
Rains throws a series of punches but Fuentes moves out of range.
Rains tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuentes swivels and escapes.
Fuentes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rains drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fuentes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rains's best efforts.
Rains is thwarting Fuentes's attempts to control the position.
Rains landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fuentes is trying to stand back up but Rains is controlling him
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fuentes is positioning himself well to prevent Rains advancing to mount.
Fuentes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rains.
Fuentes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rains on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes won't allow Rains to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Rains there.
Rains stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rains jabs Fuentes right on the nose. Fuentes blinks but takes it well.
Rains slips a jab from Fuentes.
Fuentes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rains.
Fuentes throws a head kick but Rains moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rains throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rains tests Fuentes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Fuentes as Rains shoots in.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Rains.
Rains thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes lands a head shot.
Rains swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fuentes counters with a nice uppercut.
Rains shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fuentes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rains looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuentes moves in looking to clinch but Rains pushes him off.
Rains shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fuentes as he jumps to the side.
Fuentes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rains.
Rains dodges the punch combination from Fuentes.
Fuentes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuentes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fuentes digs a good hook to Rains's body.
Rains keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rains blocks a head kick by Fuentes.
A slow jab from Rains misses its intended target.
A big left from Rains misses.
Rains dives in and grabs Fuentes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fuentes pushes down on Rains's head and hops out.
Rains misses the shot to the body.
Fuentes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fuentes has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rains's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rains has Fuentes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fuentes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fuentes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rains has had enough of the clinch but Fuentes keeps him there for the moment.
Fuentes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rains or not.
Fuentes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuentes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rains's efforts to push away.
Rains wants a takedown but no success here.
Fuentes is pushing Rains up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fuentes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuentes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rains has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fuentes.
Fuentes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rains's efforts to push away.
Rains gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fuentes regains guard.
Rains preventing the sweep.
Fuentes wants to stand but Rains is controlling the position.
Fuentes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rains has Fuentes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rains pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fuentes tumbling to the mat - Rains dives into Fuentes's guard.
Fuentes kicks Rains off and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes throws a head kick but Rains moves out of range.
Fuentes throws an overhand right that lands on Rains's shoulder, as Rains tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes had his way with Theo Rains in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rains has a takedown stuffed.
Rains looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fuentes.
Rains throws a sloppy body shot
and Fuentes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fuentes slips under a jab from Rains.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rains.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Rains.
Fuentes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rains misses with a takedown attempt - Fuentes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fuentes slips a straight right by Rains.
Rains is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fuentes scores with a nice right hand.
Fuentes clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuentes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rains or not.
Rains is looking to break free of the clinch but Fuentes has double underhooks.
Fuentes lands a right hand.
Fuentes lands with a left to the head.
Fuentes gets underhooks to prevent Rains's takedown attempt.
Fuentes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rains jumps guard but Fuentes stands there with Rains around his waist. Rains gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rains's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rains's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuentes is leaning against Rains and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rains working hard to break the clinch.
Fuentes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fuentes cracks Rains with a nice body shot.
Fuentes lands a body shot.
Fuentes gets through Rains's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rains pulls guard.
Rains being controlled here, momentarily.
Fuentes looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes wants to stand but Rains has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fuentes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Theo Rains has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rains looking for a guillotine here but Fuentes defends easily.
Fuentes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fuentes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rains's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Rains lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fuentes doesn't seem phased though.
Fuentes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rains swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuentes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rains is out of range and Fuentes settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes is looking to land body kicks.
Rains misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rains misses with a combination
and Fuentes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rains's knee momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fuentes.
Rains tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuentes swivels and escapes.
Rains shoots in for a takedown but Fuentes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rains shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rains shoots in but no luck this time.
Fuentes thumps Rains with a low kick.
Fuentes connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuentes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuentes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rains's head.
It looks like Theo Rains has been cut.
Fuentes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuentes throws a head kick but Rains moves out of range.
Rains misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rains looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fuentes is fending him off so far but Rains persists. Nope, Fuentes circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuentes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rains throws the left hand but Fuentes avoids the punch easily.
Fuentes throws the kick towards the body but Rains avoids it.
Fuentes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuentes rushes Rains and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fuentes as the two fighters clinch.
Rains tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fuentes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Theo Rains has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Fuentes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rains is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Fuentes.
A nice left hand lands by Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rains backwards.
Rains lands a right hand.
Rains misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rains doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rains drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fuentes pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Fuentes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fuentes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes retains his lightweight title!
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